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Venture Capital & Private Equity

Fund-level, management company and portfolio-wide programs.

Overview

How we advise

Our venture and PE practice advises on fund-level GPL, management company D&O, portfolio-wide D&O and cyber facilities, and transactional risk including W&I and contingent tax — designed around the deal thesis and the fund lifecycle.

Our vc & pe practice is led by brokers who have placed complex programs for clients at every stage — and who hold relationships with the underwriters who can price the risk correctly.

Core coverages

What we typically broker for vc & pe clients.

  • GPL / Management Liability for Funds
  • Management Company D&O
  • Portfolio D&O & Cyber Facilities
  • Warranty & Indemnity (W&I)
  • Tax Liability & Contingent Risk
  • Key Person Insurance
Key exposures

Risks the market gets wrong.

01

LPA & side letter obligations

LP-driven insurance requirements increasingly dictate minimum limits, panel composition and wording specifics.

02

Portfolio board exposure

Partner liability from portfolio board service spikes in down rounds, restructures and contested exits.

03

Transactional certainty

Compressed deal timelines and SPAs that assume insurance will close the indemnity gap before signing.

Anonymised case
Structured a portfolio D&O facility 38 portfolio companies opt into at pre-negotiated terms — saving founders an average 28% versus standalone.
Early-stage VC fund, AUM $450m

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